Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1, 71384-71386 [2023-22784]

Download as PDF 71384 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2023 / Notices at 301–287–0745, by videophone at 240–428–3217, or by email at Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. STATUS: Public. Members of the public may request to receive the information in these notices electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555, at 301–415–1969, or by email at Betty.Thweatt@nrc.gov. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Week of October 16, 2023 Thursday, October 19, 2023 8:55 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative). Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation), Appeal of LBP–23–7 (Tentative). (Contact: Wesley Held: 301–287–3591) Additional Information: The meeting will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The public is invited to attend the Commission’s meeting in person or watch live via webcast at the Web address—https:// video.nrc.gov/. 9:00 a.m. Hearing on Construction Permit for Kairos Hermes NonPower Test Reactor: Section 189a of the Atomic Energy Act Proceeding (Public Meeting). (Contact: Matthew Hiser: 301–415–2454; Tami Dozier: 301–415–2272) Additional Information: The meeting will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The public is invited to attend the Commission’s meeting in person or watch live via webcast at the Web address—https:// video.nrc.gov/. Week of October 23, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 23, 2023. Week of October 30, 2023—Tentative ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Thursday, November 2, 2023 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Operating Reactors and New Reactors Business Lines (Public Meeting). (Contact: Jennie Rankin: 301–415–1530). Additional Information: The meeting will be held in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The public is invited to attend the Commission’s meeting in person or watch live via VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Oct 13, 2023 Jkt 262001 webcast at the Web address—https:// video.nrc.gov/. Week of November 6, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 6, 2023. Week of November 13, 2023—Tentative Thursday, November 16, 2023 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Region I Activities and External Engagement (Public Meeting). (Contact: Wesley Held: 301–287–3591) Additional Information: The meeting will be held at the Market and Broad Conference Room, 475 Allendale Rd., Suite 102, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The public is invited to attend the Commission’s meeting in person or watch live via webcast at the Web address—https://video.nrc.gov/. Week of November 20, 2023—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 20, 2023. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information or to verify the status of meetings, contact Wesley Held at 301–287–3591 or via email at Wesley.Held@nrc.gov. The NRC is holding the meetings under the authority of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: October 11, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wesley W. Held, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–22806 Filed 10–12–23; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–395; NRC–2023–0152] Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Subsequent license renewal application; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for the subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF–12, which authorizes Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) to operate Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (V.C. Summer). The subsequent renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate V.C. Summer for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the current license. The current operating license for V.C. Summer expires August 6, 2042. DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by December 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0152 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2023–0152. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • Public Library: A copy of the subsequent license renewal application for V.C. Summer can be accessed at the following public library: Fairfield County Library, 300 West Washington St, Winnsboro, SC 29180. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marieliz Johnson, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 5861; email: Marieliz.Johnson@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC received a subsequent license renewal application (SLRA) from DESC, dated August 17, 2023 E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2023 / Notices (ADAMS Accession No. ML23233A172), filed pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to renew the operating license for V.C. Summer for an additional period of 20 years beyond the expiration of the current renewed license. The V.C. Summer unit is a pressurized-water reactor designed by Westinghouse to operate at 2,900 megawatts thermal, and is located near Jenkinsville, South Carolina. A notice of receipt of the SLRA was published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2023 (88 FR 62409). The NRC staff has determined that DESC has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c), to enable the staff to undertake a review of the application, and that the application is, therefore, acceptable for docketing. The current Docket No. 50– 395 for Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF–12, will be retained. The determination to accept the SLRA for docketing does not constitute a determination that a subsequent renewed license should be issued and does not preclude the NRC staff from requesting additional information as the review proceeds. Before issuance of the requested subsequent renewed license, the NRC will have made the findings required by the Act and the Commission’s rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a subsequent renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified as requiring aging management review; and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis and that any changes made to the plant’s current licensing basis will comply with the Act and the Commission’s regulations. Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC staff will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS), in which the staff will evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposed action and reasonable alternatives thereto. A draft EIS will be published for comment and will be the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Oct 13, 2023 Jkt 262001 subject of a future Federal Register notice. In considering the SLRA, the Commission must find that the applicable requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and that any matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the staff intends to hold public scoping meetings. Detailed information regarding the environmental scoping meetings will be the subject of a separate Federal Register notice. II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission’s ‘‘Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult 10 CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions in the ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’ section of this document. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c). For information about filing a petition and about participation by a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. ML20340A053 (https:// adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/ main.jsp?Accession Number=ML20340A053) and the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/ about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/ hearing.html#participate. PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 71385 III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media, unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is located in the ‘‘Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/ getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is available on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/ site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the document is submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email confirming E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 71386 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2023 / Notices receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email that provides access to the document to the NRC’s Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Participants who believe that they have good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(b)–(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1). Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC’s electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https:// adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRCissued digital ID certificate as previously described, click ‘‘cancel’’ when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Oct 13, 2023 Jkt 262001 information. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants should not include copyrighted materials in their submission. Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found under the Reactor License Renewal section on the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ licensing/renewal.html. Copies of the application to renew the operating license for V.C. Summer are available for public inspection at the NRC’s PDR, and on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ licensing/renewal/applications.html. The application may be accessed in ADAMS through the NRC Library on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html under ADAMS Accession No. ML23233A172. As previously stated, persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS may contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or 301– 415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. Dated: October 11, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Lauren K. Gibson, Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2023–22784 Filed 10–13–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2024–2 and CP2024–2] New Postal Products Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission’s consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: October 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at https:// www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 telephone for advice on filing alternatives. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202–789–6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Docketed Proceeding(s) I. Introduction The Commission gives notice that the Postal Service filed request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related to negotiated service agreement(s). The request(s) may propose the addition or removal of a negotiated service agreement from the Market Dominant or the Competitive product list, or the modification of an existing product currently appearing on the Market Dominant or the Competitive product list. Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each Postal Service request, the title of each Postal Service request, the request’s acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal Service for each request. For each request, the Commission appoints an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 (Public Representative). Section II also establishes comment deadline(s) pertaining to each request. The public portions of the Postal Service’s request(s) can be accessed via the Commission’s website (https:// www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, can be accessed through compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 3011.301.1 The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service’s request(s) in the captioned docket(s) are consistent with the policies of title 39. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern Market Dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern Competitive product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment deadline(s) for each request appear in section II. 1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 4679). E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2023)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-395; NRC-2023-0152]


Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear 
Station, Unit No. 1

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Subsequent license renewal application; opportunity to request 
a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an 
application for the subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility 
Operating License No. NPF-12, which authorizes Dominion Energy South 
Carolina, Inc. (DESC) to operate Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 
No. 1 (V.C. Summer). The subsequent renewed license would authorize the 
applicant to operate V.C. Summer for an additional 20 years beyond the 
period specified in the current license. The current operating license 
for V.C. Summer expires August 6, 2042.

DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must 
be filed by December 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0152 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0152. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for 
each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the 
first time that it is mentioned in this document.
     Public Library: A copy of the subsequent license renewal 
application for V.C. Summer can be accessed at the following public 
library: Fairfield County Library, 300 West Washington St, Winnsboro, 
SC 29180.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marieliz Johnson, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5861; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC received a subsequent license renewal application (SLRA) 
from DESC, dated August 17, 2023

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(ADAMS Accession No. ML23233A172), filed pursuant to Section 103 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and part 54 of title 
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requirements for 
Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to renew the 
operating license for V.C. Summer for an additional period of 20 years 
beyond the expiration of the current renewed license. The V.C. Summer 
unit is a pressurized-water reactor designed by Westinghouse to operate 
at 2,900 megawatts thermal, and is located near Jenkinsville, South 
Carolina. A notice of receipt of the SLRA was published in the Federal 
Register on September 11, 2023 (88 FR 62409).
    The NRC staff has determined that DESC has submitted sufficient 
information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 
51.45, and 51.53(c), to enable the staff to undertake a review of the 
application, and that the application is, therefore, acceptable for 
docketing. The current Docket No. 50-395 for Renewed Facility Operating 
License No. NPF-12, will be retained. The determination to accept the 
SLRA for docketing does not constitute a determination that a 
subsequent renewed license should be issued and does not preclude the 
NRC staff from requesting additional information as the review 
proceeds.
    Before issuance of the requested subsequent renewed license, the 
NRC will have made the findings required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, 
the NRC may issue a subsequent renewed license on the basis of its 
review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or 
will be taken with respect to: (1) managing the effects of aging during 
the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and 
components that have been identified as requiring aging management 
review; and (2) time-limited aging analyses that have been identified 
as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the 
activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be 
conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis and that any 
changes made to the plant's current licensing basis will comply with 
the Act and the Commission's regulations.
    Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC staff 
will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS), in which the 
staff will evaluate the environmental impacts of the proposed action 
and reasonable alternatives thereto. A draft EIS will be published for 
comment and will be the subject of a future Federal Register notice. In 
considering the SLRA, the Commission must find that the applicable 
requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and 
that any matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. 
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping 
process, the staff intends to hold public scoping meetings. Detailed 
information regarding the environmental scoping meetings will be the 
subject of a separate Federal Register notice.

II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To 
Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may 
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene 
(petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in 
accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and 
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult 10 CFR 
2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer will rule on the 
petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions 
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 
Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that 
are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a 
determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates 
good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) 
through (iii).
    A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian 
Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the 
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. 
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized 
Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 
CFR 2.315(c).
    For information about filing a petition and about participation by 
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. 
ML20340A053 (https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053) and the NRC's public website at 
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate.

III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including 
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, 
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that 
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires 
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the 
internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media, 
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further 
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is 
located in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and the NRC's public website at 
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing 
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or 
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is 
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory 
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the 
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a 
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email confirming

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receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email 
that provides access to the document to the NRC's Office of the General 
Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary 
that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need 
not serve the document on those participants separately. Therefore, 
applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) 
must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory 
documents are filed to obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing 
system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by 
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. 
and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner 
are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. 
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still 
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), 
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID 
certificate as previously described, click ``cancel'' when the link 
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the 
NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any 
publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. 
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information 
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone 
numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires 
submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works, 
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory 
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants 
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found 
under the Reactor License Renewal section on the NRC's public website 
at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html. 
Copies of the application to renew the operating license for V.C. 
Summer are available for public inspection at the NRC's PDR, and on the 
NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. The application may be accessed in 
ADAMS through the NRC Library on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ADAMS Accession No. ML23233A172. As 
previously stated, persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who 
encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS may 
contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 
301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].

    Dated: October 11, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lauren K. Gibson,
Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of New and Renewed 
Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-22784 Filed 10-13-23; 8:45 am]
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